Install the Batteries With Touch Chess facedown, find the battery door. Open it and insert two (2) fresh, alkaline AAA batteries in the battery holder. Note the arrangement of the batteries called for by the diagram in the holder. Make sure that the positive tip of each battery matches up with the + sign in the battery compartment so that polarity will be correct. When the batteries are properly installed, Touch Chess automatically turns on and starts talking letting you know she's ready for act